1. ROAR
Katy Perry
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2. bite one's tongue
to struggle not to say something
that you really want to say
hold your breath
to wait for something
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3. rock the boat (informal)
to do or say something that causes
problems,
especially if you try to change a situation
which most people do not want to change
make a mess of
something
to spoil something or do it very badly
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4. breaking point
The point at which physical, mental,
or emotional strength gives way under
stress.
stand for something
to support particular principles or values
fall for something
to believe something that is not true
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5. Read the first part of the song lyrics and answer the questions.
1. Who do you think speaks those words? What situation is he/she is?
2. What does it mean “I used to”?
3. How do you think the situation has changed?
I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
So I sat quietly, agreed politely
I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything
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Read the second part of the story.
1. Were you predictions correct?
2. Find 3 phrasal verbs in the lyrics.
Do you understand their meaning?
You held me down, but I got up
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up
Get ready cause I’ve had enough
I see it all, I see it now

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Now listen to the song.
Follow the lyrics for the half of it,
then try to hear the names of animals the singer is comparing herself with. Write
them in the gaps.
I got the eye of the ____, a fighter, dancing through the fire
Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me ROAR
Louder, louder than a _____
Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me ROAR
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar
Now I’m floating like a ______
Stinging like a ____ I earned my stripes
I went from zero, to my own hero

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1. What do you think "the eye of the tiger" means?
2. What does “roar” mean?
3. Now watch the music video and
think if it adds to or contradicts the lyrics?
4. What is the message of the song?

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Vocabulary
1. Phrasal verbs
hold someone down - to limit someone
brush smth off – to remove smth
get up - rise to one's feet
2. When you say someone has "the eye of the tiger" you mean they are
focused on winning and not distracted by "being a team player" or other
sympathetic emotion. In this sense, saying someone has the eye of the tiger
is not always a compliment, but almost always it is a sign of respect.
3. roar - to make or produce a loud noise

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